, 1887-11-03

NE" 1OEh, Nov. 1.-The HOFkl
says: The day of ten and fifteen
cent telegraph rates is over for the
present. Before leaving for Europe,
Gould, on behalf of the Western
| Union. and Chandler, representing
Mackay and the Postal United lines.
came to an agreement under which
telegraph wars and recklcS, rate cut
ting will he terminated and an era of
peace begin Slightly higher and
more profitable telegraph tolls are in
force this morning \ new schedule
goes into effect. There Will be. here
after, no tariff less than twenty cents
between the various cities. This Will
be the rate to Philadelphia and the
rate TO Baltimore and Washington
will be twenty five cents TO those
points the rates of both companies
Will be identical. Throughout the
west there will be difference of five
cents in the rates of the two compan
les. 10 points further west like St
Paul, the Western Union rate Will
hereafter he fifty instead Of sixty
cents.
Steamer Hando will sail hence for
Greytown, Nicaragua, Nov 20, with
d force of 70 engineers and 10 labor
ers t. complete the location Of the
inter oceanic canal route and prepare
for the work Of construction
Levi T. Wilson. familiarIy known
all over New England as Doc" Vii
son and whose connection with Phil
lin, Moor, ,.aY,-,I g-,,,l H1-i.1, 4
comment about year ago, started
for San Francisco today.
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. l. Mary Shcr
man, colored woman of AirmOunt,
Miss, was shot and killed in open
court on Saturday by Sell Boyle, a
young white man. The latter was on
trial for assaulting the woman and
she was testifyiuS against him. He
escaped.
ALBUQUERQUE, n NJ. Nov. 1.-In-
teiligence was received this morning
that Jose Gutierrez, manager of a
sheep ranch III San Pedro county, had
been killed by cowboys s.: party Of
ten armed Mexicans have gone to
the scene of the murder, and the
probability Is that more bloodshed
Will ensue.
PHILADELPEIA, Nov. THE city is
in danger Of coal famine i'll Il mod
crate degree. COdi yards are almost
depleted Reading mines are worked
to their fullest capacity but they can
not supply the demand.
SAN Francisco, Nov. / Cornelius
J. Hanayan, II years of age, an ap
prentice brick layer, fell from the
top of building yesterday, and was
Instantly killed.
Nothing of a decisive character has
be0n discovered III the BenhayOn case
today. The detective force are earn
estly at work tracing all rumors The
inquest will be resumed tonight
The trial of Frank n. Northey, in
dicted for embracery, commenced to~
day before Judge Sullivan.
Captain Marston of the Hawaiian
bark Lady LamsOn was acquitted this
afternoon on the charge of permitting
Chinaman to land contrary to the re-
strlctlon act.
PARIS, Nov. Count DeLesseps
today announced to the Academy of
Science that the Panama Canal would
be opened February 3, 1890.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Scotch yacht
Thistle arrived at GrenOck from New
York today.
The gale which Is terrific, extended
around the entire coast of the United
Kingdom and is accompanied by rain.
Reports of stranded vessels continue
to be received, and an immense
amount of damage has been done.
The storm began subsiding this even
ing.
Seven vessels are wrecked at Car
diff and many wrecks are reported
from other places throughout the
British Isles.
DIR. Solier, of the wrecked ship
Meiizalah accuses the master of the
English ship Glensheil of having
compelled the captain of the Menza
lab, which was water logged, to hand
over the ship to him at the risk of
being abandoned on the ocean An
English crew boarded the Menzalah
and laid hands on everything of val
ue. He hints that the MenZalan was
sunk designedly.
Gladstone has written a letter in
reply to question regarding free
education, in which he says: 4 wish
to avoid entering into new contro-
yerSy. | am devoted 10 the settle
ment of one subject, on the progress
OF which all other subjects must de-
pend"
NEEDLES, Cal, Nov. 1.--En"ine No.
% exploded near blackberry. Moiave
county, last night, killing Engineer
Scroeder, fireman Long and brake
man Trapp. Their bodies were found
about 300 feet from the track. Sev-
eral freight cars We're badly wrecked
DETROIT, Nov. 1.-The following
ca5legram sent from here this morn-
ing explains itself:
ITO JOSEPH BIGGAR, Nj. p, LONDON
The league Is getting into line. len
thousand dollars more 10 test coercion,
Half this sum is from fearless Philadel-
phians. O'Brien in prison is worth ten
thousand dollars per week
(Signed) CHARLES OREILL,
Treasurer"
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-Ship Alexander
Gibbon sailed from Yokohama, Oct. Is.
for Puget Sound. British ship General
Picton, sailed from San Pedro, Oct. y.
for Puget Sound Arriyed-Shin E1